Global Connections High School
4424 South 188th St
Seattle WA, 98188, King County
Phone: 206-631-6550
Ranking: 
(320 out of 331, bottom 3%)*
(320 out of 331, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Highline School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 450 | 435 | 389 | 342 | 359 | 339 | 323 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 117 | 26.0% | 141 | 32.4% | 99 | 25.4% | 80 | 23.4% | 97 | 27.0% | 105 | 31.0% | 102 | 31.6% |
| Grade 10: | 135 | 30.0% | 96 | 22.1% | 94 | 24.2% | 87 | 25.4% | 86 | 24.0% | 72 | 21.2% | 89 | 27.6% |
| Grade 11: | 99 | 22.0% | 112 | 25.7% | 103 | 26.5% | 92 | 26.9% | 77 | 21.4% | 78 | 23.0% | 77 | 23.8% |
| Grade 12: | 99 | 22.0% | 86 | 19.8% | 93 | 23.9% | 83 | 24.3% | 99 | 27.6% | 84 | 24.8% | 55 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 55.1% | 226 | 52.0% | 200 | 51.4% | 168 | 49.1% | 171 | 47.6% | 162 | 47.8% | 152 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 202 | 44.9% | 209 | 48.0% | 189 | 48.6% | 174 | 50.9% | 180 | 50.1% | 169 | 49.9% | 167 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 106 | 23.6% | 94 | 21.6% | 67 | 17.2% | 64 | 18.7% | 83 | 23.1% | 77 | 22.7% | 79 | 24.5% |
| Hispanic: | 166 | 36.9% | 168 | 38.6% | 163 | 41.9% | 119 | 34.8% | 108 | 30.1% | 98 | 28.9% | 96 | 29.7% |
| Black: | 74 | 16.4% | 56 | 12.9% | 61 | 15.7% | 68 | 19.9% | 80 | 22.3% | 80 | 23.6% | 62 | 19.2% |
| White: | 46 | 10.2% | 52 | 12.0% | 51 | 13.1% | 55 | 16.1% | 83 | 23.1% | 80 | 23.6% | 81 | 25.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 21 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 7.6% | 44 | 10.1% | 35 | 9.0% | 28 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 323 | 71.8% | 318 | 73.1% | 266 | 68.4% | 188 | 55.0% | 189 | 52.6% | 181 | 53.4% | 147 | 45.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 10.0% | 46 | 10.6% | 46 | 11.8% | 27 | 7.9% | 43 | 12.0% | 35 | 10.3% | 21 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.17 | 16.39 | 15.88 | 16.83 | 18.70 | 17.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.7% | 41.5% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53.4% | 64.6% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 41.9% | 56.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 45.8% | 61.5% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 61.0% | 73.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 52.7% | 56.7% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 52.4% | 69.3% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 78.6% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 31.6% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 71.9% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 75.8% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 72.2% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 76.4% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 33.7% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 33.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.6% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 76% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.1% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.0% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 34.3% | 45.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77.6% | 80.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 29.5% | 38.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Global Connections High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.